Giraffe - Wikipedia The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth It is classified under the family Giraffidae, along with its closest extant relative, the okapi Traditionally, giraffes have been thought of as one species, Giraffa camelopardalis, with nine subspecies
Giraffe - Top Facts, Sounds, Diet Habitat Information - Animal Corner The Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis meaning ‘fast walking camel leopard) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species The giraffe is related to deer and cattle, however, it is placed in a separate family, the Giraffidae, consisting only of the giraffe and its closest relative, the okapi
Giraffe - National Geographic A reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) and a Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi), two giraffe subspecies, photographed at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure
Jirafa - Características, dónde viven, qué comen y reproducción La jirafa es un mamífero que pertenece a la familia Giraffidae Estos mamíferos herbívoros son propios de África y, de hecho, son los animales terrestres más altos del mundo Habitan en el sur del Sahara y norte de Botsuana en espacios abiertos, pastizales y sabanas
Giraffe - San Diego Zoo Animals Plants When a giraffe baby, called a calf, is born, it comes into the world front feet first, followed by the head, neck, and shoulders Its entry is like a slow-motion swan dive! Because the umbilical cord is only about 3 feet (1 meter) long, it breaks midway through the birth, allowing the newborn to drop to the ground
Giraffe - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Giraffes have a very long neck and long legs Giraffes are the tallest land animals on Earth, with necks that can be up to 2-2 4 m (6 6-7 9 ft) in length [2] [3] [4] Fully grown giraffes stand 4 3–5 7 m (14 1–18 7 ft) tall, with males taller than females [2] [3] [5] The tallest recorded male was 5 88 m (19 3 ft) and the tallest recorded female was 5 17 m (17 0 ft) tall
Northern Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) - iNaturalist The giraffe (Giraffa) is a genus of African even-toed ungulate mammals, the tallest living terrestrial animals and the largest ruminants The genus currently consists of one species, Giraffa camelopardalis, the type species Seven other species are extinct, prehistoric species known from fossils Taxonomic classifications of one to eight extant giraffe species have been described, based upon
Giraffe - Tusk The Rothschild's giraffe, also known as the Baringo or Ugandan giraffe is a subspecies of the Northern giraffe It was named after the London zoologist Lionel Water Rothschild who first described the subspecies in the early 1900s
Jirafa | National Geographic Las jirafas son los mamíferos más altos del mundo, gracias a sus enormes patas y largos cuellos Las patas de una jirafa son más altas que muchos humanos, alrededor de 180 centímetros, y les permiten correr a más de 55 kilómetros por hora en distancias cortas y a más de 15 kilómetros por hora en distancias más largas
Jirafa (Giraffa camelopardalis) La jirafa es uno de los animales más emblemáticos y fascinantes de África, conocida principalmente por su notable altura, que la convierte en el animal terrestre más alto del mundo, alcanzando hasta 5 5 metros en algunos ejemplares adultos